Finding its way from the barnyard into the main house, chicken wire has some homeowners crowing.
When we were building our cottage I mentioned using chicken wire on the doors of two hutches in our kitchen. I was met with a blank stare from the cabinet maker. Would it have sounded better in French or Italian? Probably not with my southern accent. Whether it's fabric backed or … [Read more...]

Tour the Inspired Designs showhouse in NYC with rooms dedicated to extraordinary women.
Move over Kip’s Bay. A group of 15 premier New York interior designers combined talents in a unique showhouse event to launch a new condominium building on West End Avenue, a street that hasn’t changed so much in 30 years or perhaps longer.
As it happens it’s in my neighborhood, … [Read more...]